Chaahat stared at the email she typed for a few seconds before pressing the send key. It is done. After thinking it over for the last two days, she finally did it. It is for the best, Chaahat told herself. She shut down her laptop and let out a relieved sigh.

Her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Uncle Madan.

“Hello, Uncle. How are you?” Chaahat asked as soon as she picked up the call.

“Much, much better, Chaahat. It has been a worry for a while, the way you closed yourself off from the world. Now I can sleep peacefully at night...